The importance of teaching competences in determining the effectiveness of school work

Abstract

 The complexity and changeability of the contemporary world constitute an important challenge for contemporary educational systems and for teachers. In responding to new, difficult tasks and challenges, teachers must modify their work methods and improve their professional competences. Increasing attention is paid to the issue of teaching professional competences, recognizing that due to the uniqueness and unpredictability of educational situations, the preparation of a teacher for professional work should take into account not only instrumental competences, but also, and perhaps above all, practical and moral competences. The professional tasks performed by a teacher are influenced by their personality dispositions. A competent teacher, adequately prepared to take up various educational challenges, is the foundation of the functioning of a modern school. The level of professional teaching competences is therefore a very important determinant of the effectiveness of the school institution’s work.